A Time for Everything

This post concerns a lot of things that currently go on in my life, including but not limited to Pokémon. For that, I pose the question: "Do you have the time?" The answer might seem obvious, but I want to flesh things out in more detail before I give the answer. And...

Ash: Hey, didn't you say there would be something for me to go to today?

Me: There was, but now there isn't. Sorry to get your hopes up.

Ash: Aw! I was hoping to sing a bit today.

Pikachu: Pika! [irked]

Me: I know it's kind of sudden, but things suddenly fell apart at the worst time possible, and not on our behalf. We can't really do anything about it.

Ash: OK. I guess it wasn't our time today.

Me: Yeah. But in lieu of that, I've scheduled a little something special. It was going to happen whether or not that something happened. You should enjoy this one.

Ash: Oh, it's with a few of your friends?

Me: It is. I'll discuss it further after it happens. So, how was it?

Ash: Hey, it was fun! I was being recorded as I talked for you, but it didn't feel like a show. It almost felt like we were just talking to your friends about your things.

Me: Yeah, it must be, isn't it? Did you give them the scoop?

Ash: Yeah! I talked a lot about what Pokémon means for you with what you do.

Pikachu: Pi! Pika! [supportive]

Me: That's good. I'll save the details when I can discuss it on this blog later. Believe me, it's important. It's a good thing there was still time for this.

Ash: By the way, don't you think you need to be making time to... make way to a new place? That's what you're doing now, right?

Me: Yes, I do. But there's a lot of stuff to go through, and apart from that, things have to go on as they normally do. It might be the hardest thing ever.

Ash: But it's going to happen, right?

Pikachu: Pika pika? [slightly worried]

Me: It has to. So to answer the question that I posed at the beginning, yes, I have the time. And I also make it, which is an even more important thing. I'm sure there is still time.

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